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(proof version) Nationally, 31,893 businesses reported barriers to changing irrigation practices. The most common barrier reported was lack of financial resources, reported by 56.1per cent of all agricultural businesses in Australia reporting barriers to change.
(Full Article)(proof version) On August 27, 2008 the Australian Bureau of Statistics reported Irrigation water was use down by over one-quarter in 2006-07:; irrigation water use decreased by 29pc from the previous year to 7,636 gigalitres: rice down more than 81pc.
(Full Article)(proof version) There was also 74 gigalitres purchased on a permanent basis at a cost of $93 million.
(Full Article)(proof version) About two-thirds of irrigators in the MDB changed their water management practices during 2004-05 after programs of grants were offered The ABS reported In August 2008, in 2004-05, the most common changes to irrigation practices in the MDB (as a proportion of total MDB irrigated farms) were:
(Full Article)(proof version) Irrigation management practices are the subject of strong interest for policy makers and water resource managers in the MDB. This map shows the intensity of irrigation in the Murray-Darling Basin.
(Full Article)(proof version) The Board resolved in accordance with section 120 of the Water Act 1989 to set a procedure in relation to voting by directors at Board meetings. In this regard it resolved to reactivate the obligation of the previous Schedule 2 of the Water Act 1989 whereby directors were required to vote on a question unless prohibited from doing so due to a pecuniary interest. G-MWs Corporate Governance Manual will be amended accordingly.
(Full Article)(proof version) The graph shows the long term average inflows into the Murray River. The red line shows the current position in the 2008/09 water year.
(Full Article)(proof version) The seasonal allocations for Goulburn-Murray Water customers on 15 Aug 2008 were zero for Broken, Goulburn, Campaspe, Loddon, Bullarook Creek.
(Full Article)(proof version) Karlene Maywald, Minister for the River Murray Minister for Water Security Wednesday, 20 August 2008, said a $50 million emergency project to construct two pipelines supplying potable water to Lower Lakes communities was to go to the Parliament Public Works Committee. First water was to be delivered to communities by early 2009.
(Full Article)(proof version) The Murray - Darling drought had extended and, there was only 1 570 GL in daily flows for the Basin, Emergency measures were now a way of life in the Murray - Darling Basin. The shortfall in River Murray water resources left either no water at all or barely enough for flows for critical needs.
(Full Article)Tim Holding Victoria Minister for Water, said Victoria rejected an intergovernmental agreement to connect the Goulburn system to the Murray system, as part of the new commonwealth arrangements.
(Full Article)Tim Holding Victoria, Minister for Water said $2 billion was to be spent to replace outdated irrigation infrastructure in the states north.
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